Truck



(No Model.)

H. OTTO.

TRUCK.

No. 378,937. Patented M81". 6,1888.

WITNESSES I 8 6.89M.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC FRED. H. OTTO, OF GALVA, IOWA.

TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 378,937, dated March6,1888.

Application filed October 10, 1887. Serial No. 251,891. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED. H. OTTO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Galva, in the county of Ida and State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Trucks for Binder-Platforms; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in trucks for grain-binderplatforms; and it con- I sists in the novel construction and combinationof parts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, illustrate myinvention, in which' Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of mydevice. Fig. 2 is a top view, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view, of theangular iron.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates thetruck, composed of the side parallel bars, a a, which are connected atthe front by a cross-bar, b, and at the rear bya bar, 0. In the spacebetween the sidebars, a, is located the transporting-wheel d, thatisjournaled in bearings e on the under side of the side bars, as shownin the drawings.

B represents an angular or L-shaped iron having forked endf, which ironfits snugly in a groove, g, made in the front or face of the frontcross-bar, whereby a lateral or pivotal movement is prevented andpermits only a vertical adjustment of the angular bar. Through theforked end of said bar passes a bolt, t,

which enters the cross-bar b and serves to hold the angular bar in arigid position when screwed up, and when loosened the bar B can beVertically adjusted to the platform of a binder.

At the rearend of each side baris a projecting spike, 70.

It will be seen that when the truck is applied to a platform under abinder the spikes bite or grip the under side of said binder-platform,while the angular bar, by its horizontal plate Z, grips the forward endof said platform, thus being secured thereto, the wheel supporting saidplatform; and it is simple in construction, durable, and cheap tomanufacture.

What I claim is- 1. The truck herein described. consisting of theparallel side bars provided with the spikes and connected front and rearby the end crossbars, the front bar having the groove and the angulariron having the forked end, the bolt for securing it, and thetransportingwheel journaled thereto, the whole combined and operating asshown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a truck for binders, in combination therewith an adjustableangle-iron forked at its lower end and bolted thereto, and spikesarrangedon the rear portion of the truck, whereby the latter isremovably secured to a binder, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED. H. OTTO.

Witnesses:

L. H. SPENoER, L. M. LOVELAND.

